ISRO and IIA Sign Pact for Space Cooperation

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed a pact with Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) for collaboration in establishing optical telescope facilities under Project ‘NETRA’ for tracking space objects.

  • The memorandum of understanding (MoU) between ISRO and IIA will pave the way for cooperation in space situational awareness and astrophysics.
  • The optical telescope facilities will enable space-object tracking, studies related to space weather, asteroids and other near-earth objects.
  • Project NETRA (Network for Space Object Tracking and Analysis), launched in September, 2019, aims to set up an early warning system in space to detect debris and other hazards to Indian satellites and ....
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